In what's become a running theme this season, Memphis Central gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against the Memphis East Mustangs as the Memphis Central Warriors made off with a 20-3 win.
Terrance Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Jones was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Evan Nelson and James Bernard did most of the damage at the plate: Nelson scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3, while Bernard scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bre'lon McBride, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Memphis Central's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-6. As for Memphis East, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Memphis Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Kingsbury at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Memphis East, they will head out on the road to take on Whitehaven at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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